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The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia says solutions to fix a struggling Victorian public hospital system need to be more sophisticated than just focusing on time-based targets.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for the South Australian Government to offer genuine and systemic improvements to address the state’s acute hospital access crisis.
Leading Edge Grant recipient Dr Akmez Latona and his team received $100,000 to research the use of Prothrombinex for liver disease patients presenting to emergency departments with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report and supports its intent of developing a new rights-based aged care system.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the release of a recent study on the health impacts of ambulance ramping and urges all parts of the health system to now collaborate on solutions for the dangerous systemic issues that cause ramping and emergency department overcrowding.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is warning against rushing to blame individuals and urging focus on fixing the dangerous whole of healthcare system issues risking patient safety in the aftermath of recent tragic events at the Perth Children’s Hospital.
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The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party on their election victory.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for parties contesting the looming Western Australian election to urgently explain how they will fix the state’s ambulance ramping and hospital access block crisis.
While the workload of GP-type patients in emergency departments is an issue which needs to be addressed, it is not the main reason for long delays and overcrowding (C-M, Feb 3).